Understanding Pitt IT Scheduled Maintenance

Overview

The University of Pittsburgh community depends upon the stability and reliability of the University's network, systems, and services.

In order to maintain our services, the University has a downtime period that takes place nightly, from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the next morning. During the downtime period, University services and systems that have been scheduled for maintenance may be inaccessible. The maintenance work is necessary to ensure the continued reliability and stability of our services.

Pitt Information Technology also partners with outside vendors to provide reliable, secure computing experiences at the University. As part of vendor-recommended best practices to ensure the continued security, stability, and reliability of our systems, the University denotes a regularly scheduled downtime period or window for outages that takes place weekly – usually from ~11 p.m. on a Friday or Saturday night until ~7 a.m. on the next one to two days. During these downtime periods, the University services and systems scheduled for maintenance may be inaccessible.

Detail

Types of Scheduled Maintenance

  • Routine/Quarterly

    • These pro-active maintenance periods are performed monthly and/or quarterly to proactively address the security, stability, and reliability of the service or system.
  • Image Update

    • Usually a quarterly maintenance, Image Updates are application-specific, and address bug-fixes, financial aid regulatory updates, and enhancements to a service or system.
  • Non-Routine

    • Non-Routine maintenance is scheduled as needed, with as much advance notice as possible. It may include time-sensitive critical patches, database enhancements, or necessary upgrades.

2025 Tentative Schedule of Planned Outages (Pitt Worx and PeopleSoft)

These planned maintenance periods are subject to change.

Service Start Date Start Time End Date End Time Outage Type
Pitt Worx Fri., Jan. 17 10 p.m. Sun., Jan 19 7 a.m. Payroll Legislative Patches, 2 Year End, Year Begin
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., Jan. 18 11 p.m. Sun., Jan.19 7 a.m. Routine
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., Feb. 8 11 p.m. Sun., Feb.9 7a.m. Routine
Pitt Worx Fri., Feb. 21 10 p.m. Sun., Feb. 23 7 p.m. Releases, 25A
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., Mar. 8 11 p.m. Sun., Mar. 9 7 a.m. Routine
Pitt Worx Fri., Mar. 21 10 p.m. Sun., Mar 23 7 a.m. Payroll Legislative Patches, 3 Quarter End
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., Apr. 5 11 p.m. Sun., Apr. 6 7 a.m. Routine
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., May 10 11 p.m. Sun., May 11 7 a.m. Routine
Pitt Worx Fri., May 16 10 p.m. Sun., May 18 7p.m. Releases, 25B 
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., June 7 11 p.m. Sun., June 8 7 a.m. Routine
Pitt Worx Fri., June 20 10 p.m. Sun. June 22 7 a.m. Payroll Legislative Patches, 3 Quarter End
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Fri., June 20 12:00 a.m. Sun., June 22 11:59 p.m. PeopleTools Upgrade/Update Image
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., July 12 11 p.m. Sun., July 13 7 a.m. Routine
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., August 9 11 p.m. Sun., Aug. 10 7 a.m. Routine
Pitt Worx Fri., Aug. 15 10 p.m. Sun., Aug. 17 7 p.m. Releases, 25C 
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., Sept. 13 11 p.m. Sun., Sept. 14 7 a.m. Routine
Pitt Worx Fri., Sept. 19 10 p,m. Sun., Sept. 21 7 a.m. Payroll Legislative Patches, 3 Quarter End
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., Sept. 20 11 p.m. Sun., Sept. 21 7 a.m. Update Image
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., Oct. 11 11 p.m. Sun., Oct. 12 7 a.m. Routine
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., Nov. 15 11 p.m. Sun., Nov. 16 7 a.m. Routine
Pitt Worx Fri., Nov. 21 10 p.m. Sun., Nov. 23 7 p.m. Releases, 25D and Payroll Legislative Patches, 2 Year End, Year Begin
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., Nov. 22 11 p.m. Sun., Nov. 23 7 a.m. Update Image
Pitt Worx Fri., Dec. 19 10 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21 7 a.m. Payroll Legislative Patches, 1 Year End
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Sat., Dec. 20 11 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21 7 a.m. Routine
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